Profile

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. provides a range of banking, financial products and services to retail, small business, corporate and institutional clients. The company operates primarily in Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia Pacific region. It also operates in a number of other countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States. The Group operates on a divisional structure with Australia, International & Institutional Banking, New Zealand and Global Wealth & Private Banking being the major operating divisions. The Australia division comprises Retail and commercial business units. The Retail unit includes mortgages, consumer cards and unsecured lending and deposits. The Commercial unit includes esanda, regional and commercial banking, business banking and small business banking. The International & Institutional Banking division comprises global institutional, retail Asia Pacific and Asia partnerships business units, together with relationship & infrastructure. The New Zealand division comprises retail and commercial business units & operations and support which includes the central support function. The Global Wealth & Private Banking division comprises funds management, insurance and private banking which provides investment, superannuation, insurance products and services for customers across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Docklands, Australia.“

“ANZ History

ANZ has a proud heritage of more than 175 years.

We operate in 33 markets globally with representation in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Pacific, Europe, America and the Middle East.

ANZ is among the top 4 banks in Australia, the largest banking group in New Zealand and Pacific, and among the top 50 banks in the world.

ANZ world headquarters is located in Melbourne. It first opened as the Bank of Australasia in Sydney in 1835 and in Melbourne from 1838 and our history involves many different banks.

2013

Named 2013 Bank of the Year in Asia Pacific, Australia, Laos and Cambodia by The Banker magazine

Awarded the 2013 CANSTAR Best Value Australia Agribusiness Award for the fourth consecutive year

Named Business Bank of the Year by Money magazine

Established new branch in Hangzhou, the capital and the largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China

Pledged AUD1 billion to support small business start-ups in Australia

Reached one million registered customers on ANZ goMoney

Launched ANZ goMoney mobile banking app in the Pacific

Ranked the most sustainable bank globally in the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the sixth time in seven years

Announced intention to establish an operations centre in Chengdu to support growth in China

Launched new Chinese brand name and tagline in Taiwan, to be progressively rolled our across Greater China subject to regulatory approvals

ANZ’s locally incorporated bank commenced operation in China

Received CANSTAR CANNEX award for delivering best value to small business customers

OnePath™ replaces ING as the name and brand for ANZ’s specialist funds management and life insurance businesses in Australia and New Zealand

Opened new sub-branch in ZhongGuanCun, Beijing

Completed acquisition of the Royal Bank of Scotland retail, wealth, private banking and commercial businesses in Indonesia, Singapore, and Hong Kong

Opened new main branch and head office in Shanghai

Expanded wealth management services in Japan through new sub-branch in Nagoya

Received approval to establish Chongqing branch in Western China

Received licence allowing ANZ to operate as a full bank in Singapore

Launched ANZ Signature Priority Banking in Hong Kong

Received the CANSTAR CANNEX* Innovation Excellence Award for joint initiative with the University of Sydney and Visa to deliver a student identification (ID) card that doubles as a Visa reloadable prepaid card

Receives preparatory approval for local incorporation in China from the China Banking Regulatory Commission

Formed joint venture with ING Group for funds management and life insurance business in Australia and New Zealand

One millionth customer registers for ANZ Internet Banking in Australia

Acquired Bank of Hawaii operations in Fiji, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.

2001

Acquired 75% of Bank of Kiribati

ANZ Timor Leste opens.

2000

Sold Grindlays businesses in the Middle East and South Asia, and associated Grindlays Private Banking business to Standard Chartered

Granted local currency (Renminbi) licence from the People’s Bank of China.

1999

ANZ Internet Banking launched

Announced strategic alliance with E*Trade Australia for online share trading service

Purchased Amerika Samoa Bank.

1998

Acquired stake in PT Panin Bank, Indonesia.

1997

ANZ Phone Banking launched

Official opening of Beijing branch, China

Bank of Western Samoa changes its name to ANZ Bank (Samoa).

1996

www.anz.com launched

Opened second Vietnamese branch at Ho Chi Minh City.

1995

Opened a commercial banking branch in Manila, Philippines, the first Australian and New Zealand bank to do so.

1993

Joint venture established with PT Panin Bank, Indonesia

Opened a branch in Hanoi and a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Opened a branch in Shanghai and a representative office in Guangzhou, China

Started operations in Tonga.

1991

Acquired 75 per cent of Bank of Western Samoa

Opened representative office in the Philippines.

1990

Acquired National Mutual Royal Bank Limited

Acquired Lloyds’ operations in Papua New Guinea

Acquired Bank of New Zealand’s operations in Fiji

Acquired Town and Country Building Society in Western Australia.

1989

Purchased PostBank from New Zealand Government.

1988

Opened branch in Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Opened branch office in Paris, France.

1985

Acquired Barclays’ operations in Fiji and Vanuatu

Received full commercial banking licence and opens branch in Frankfurt, Germany

Announced ANZ Singapore Limited

Opened representative office in Bangkok, Thailand.

1984

Purchased Grindlays Bank.

1980

Singapore and New York representative offices upgraded to branch status.

1979

Acquired the Bank of Adelaide.

1977

ANZ incorporated in Australia (transfer from UK).

1976

NZ (PNG) established.

1971

Opened representative office in Malaysia.

1970

In what was then the largest merger in Australian banking history, ANZ Bank merged with the English, Scottish and Australian Bank Limited to form the present organisation, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

Started operations in Vanuatu.

1969

Established representative office in Tokyo, Japan.

1968

Opened office in New York, USA.

1966

Started operations in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

1951

The Bank of Australasia merged with the Union Bank of Australia to form ANZ Bank.

1852

The English, Scottish and Australian Bank established.

1837

The Union Bank of Australia was established.

1835

ANZ began in London when The Bank of Australasia was established under Royal charter.”

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